CLAWHAMMER BANJO WORKSHOP INFO & SCHEDULE
DATE / TIME
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH / 9 AM to 5 PM
LOCATION
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
250 California St. Ð Santa Cruz
TICKETS & INFORMATION
www.sylvanmusic.com / (831) 427-1917
CLASSES / FEES
- 1 Class (1 hr.) - $40
- Half Day (2 Consecutive Classes) - $75
- Whole Day (4 Consecutive Classes) - $140
TEACHERS
BOB CARLIN
Bob Carlin, who toured for 6 years with John Hartford, has performed and taught internationally for over 30 years. He is a banjo historian with many recordings and numerous instruction books and videos to his credit.
- Bob's classes are:
- -"Banjo Set-Up 101" (9 - 10:30 AM) Make your banjo sound how you want it to sound.
- -"Carolina Clawhammer" (10:45 AM - 12:15 PM) Tunes and techniques of
famous North Carolina banjo players.
- -"There are Places Other than Mt. Airy in North Carolina" (1:45 Ð 3:15 PM)
Tunes from both black and white banjoists of the North Carolina Piedmont
and Western Mountains.
- -"Freedom from Tablature" (3:30 - 5 PM) How to learn tunes and develop
arrangements.
DAN LEVENSON
Dan Levenson, a long time member of the Boiled Buzzards String Band, plays old-
time music on fiddle and guitar, as well as banjo. He has numerous recordings,
instruction books and videos to his credit.
- Dan's classes are:
- -"Find the Tune and Interpret the Tab" (10:45 AM - 12:15 PM) Learn to
hear what you want to play and how to work from written sources.
- -"De-Velopement of Style" (1:45 - 3:15 PM) Learn to incorporate your
musical ideas into your own sound.
- -"Singing with the Banjo" (3:30 - 5 PM)
MARY McCASLIN
Mary McCaslin has always had unusual ideas for what constitutes a "Banjo Song."
Her clawhammer renditions of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", the BeatlesÕ "Blackbird"
and the WhoÕs "Pinball Wizard" are classics.
- Mary's class:
- -"Beginning Clawhammer Banjo" (9 - 10:30 AM) Basic technique, tunings
and easy tunes.
